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ATTORNEY, LAW FIRM AND GENERAL COUNSEL RECRUITERS
Frontline Source Group is a nationwide legal executive search firm that places project attorneys, general counsel, law firm partners, and large document review teams on a contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire basis. Every direct hire is backed by our 5-Year Placement Warranty. Founded in 2004, Frontline holds a 5.0 star Trustpilot rating across 678 plus verified reviews and a 98.94% placement retention rate.
Frontline Source Group is a Forbes Best Professional Recruiting Firm for 9 consecutive years (2018 to 2026), ranked #158 in 2026, and a Forbes Best Executive Recruiting Firm #148 (2026). The firm is a 9-time ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both Client and Talent satisfaction, a ClearlyRated Diamond Award recipient, an Inc. 5000 honoree, and an Expertise.com Best Staffing Agency. Frontline is a member of the American Staffing Association (ASA) and operates 32 plus offices nationwide.
LEGAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH LEADERSHIP
Meet Your Legal Executive Search Team
Frontline's legal search practice is led at the firm level by Founder, President, and CEO Bill Kasko and Senior Vice President of Operations Shelly Hubble, CSP, who oversees the executive recruiting team.
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Successful Direct Hire Placements and Counting
Retention in Placed Role or Promoted within 1st Year
Placement totals and retention-related figures are based on internal placement tracking by Frontline Source Group. Public review ratings are sourced from independent third-party review platforms.
5 Year Placement Warranty InfoUpdated on 09/01/26
LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATE LEGAL DEPARTMENTS
Ready to Hire Top Legal and Project Attorney Talent?
Whether you are staffing a large document review matter, covering a leave of absence, adding billable capacity without adding headcount, or running a confidential general counsel search, Frontline connects you with vetted attorneys matched to your practice area, jurisdiction, and matter profile. Contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire.
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Rapid Attorney Deployment
Project attorneys and full review teams sourced, screened, and deployed on compressed timelines when matter volume spikes.
5-Year Placement Warranty
Every direct hire is backed by our exclusive warranty, 20 times longer than the 90-day industry standard guarantee.
Two Document Review Models
Client Managed review places vetted attorneys under your supervision. Frontline Managed review delivers a full team we build and oversee.
32 Plus Offices Nationwide
Legal recruiting coverage in every major market, supporting law firms and corporate legal departments across all 50 states.
WHO WE PLACE
Legal Roles We Fill
Frontline places legal talent across the full spectrum of law firm and corporate legal department needs, from single project attorneys to large managed review teams and confidential leadership searches.
Attorneys and Counsel
- Project Attorney
- Contract Attorney
- Associate Attorney
- Corporate Counsel
- Senior Counsel
- In House Counsel
- Litigation Attorney
- Transactional Attorney
Document Review Teams
- Document Review Attorney
- Client Managed Review Attorney
- Frontline Managed Review Team
- Review Team Lead
- Privilege Review Attorney
- Quality Control Reviewer
- eDiscovery Specialist
- Large Team Legal Staffing
Legal Leadership and Support
- General Counsel
- Chief Legal Officer
- Law Firm Partner
- Compliance Counsel
- Legal Operations Manager
- Contracts Manager
- Paralegal
- Legal Assistant
LEGAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH AWARDS
LEGAL STAFFING SOLUTIONS
Project Attorney, General Counsel, and Law Firm Partner Placement
Six ways law firms and corporate legal departments engage Frontline Source Group, from single project attorneys to full managed review teams and confidential partner level searches.
Client Managed Document Review
Frontline supplies vetted review attorneys who work directly under the supervision of your internal team.
Frontline Managed Document Review
Frontline assembles and oversees the full review team, a turnkey option for large matters and tight deadlines.
Project Attorney, Short and Long Term
On-demand legal expertise for defined engagements, leave coverage, and overflow matter support.
Large Team Legal Staffing
Scaled attorney and paralegal teams mobilized quickly for high volume matters and multi-site engagements.
General Counsel and Attorney
Confidential direct hire searches for General Counsel, Chief Legal Officers, and corporate counsel.
Law Firm Partner
Partner level recruitment handled discreetly with practice group leaders and executive committees.
WHY FRONTLINE
How We Source and Vet Legal Talent
Two Decade Legal Talent Network
Frontline's legal network has been built continuously since 2004 through direct outreach to passive attorneys, bar association and law school relationships, and referrals from placed candidates and hiring partners.
Bar Admission and Practice Area Screening
Every attorney is verified for active bar admission and jurisdiction, screened for practice area depth and matter experience, reference-checked with prior supervising counsel, and benchmarked against current legal compensation data before any introduction.
Industry First 5-Year Warranty
The Frontline 5-Year Placement Warranty means a directly placed attorney will succeed in role, or Frontline replaces the candidate at no additional fee for up to five years. The legal staffing industry standard is 90 days. Frontline covers 20 times longer.
Dedicated Account Management
We work closely with law firm partners, practice area and leadership committees, and executive boards to understand specific objectives, then manage one point of contact from kickoff through start date with a defined timeline and weekly written updates.
The 5-Year Placement Warranty
Every direct hire attorney placed by Frontline Source Group is protected for five years. If the attorney we place leaves or is promoted within your organization, we replace the candidate at no additional fee. The legal staffing standard is 90 days. Learn more about how our warranty works.
THE CASE FOR PROJECT ATTORNEYS
Legal Efficiency Without Added Headcount
Optimizing peak operating efficiency is one of the most important organizational goals for law firms and legal departments today. With fluctuating work volume, changes in scope of work, staffing challenges, and client demands, the need for quality legal expertise has never been greater. Law firms and corporate legal departments are increasingly being asked to do more with less, without sacrificing service quality or falling short of expected revenue goals.
Greater efficiency can mean the difference between a missed project deadline and on-time delivery, with all the consequences that entails. Project attorneys are an excellent solution for providing on-demand legal support, allowing organizations to better manage their projects and increase overall business efficiency. Project-based attorneys offer flexibility and support with short-term needs and engagements. They provide consistent, repeatable expertise and can be easily integrated into existing projects for specific matters, or simply extra manpower for document review.
Project attorneys are often the most economically feasible solution for law firms and legal departments in the current business climate. Bringing on new associates is not always an alternative, whereas project attorneys still allow for the opportunity to increase billable hours while maintaining reduced overhead costs.
Frontline Source Group has been assisting some of the largest law firms and corporate legal departments throughout the country with staffing solutions since 2004. With multiple placement areas available, including short and long-term staffing, legal team staffing, and document review management, Frontline provides carefully vetted project-based attorneys with specialized practice area expertise. And with the Frontline 5-Year Placement Warranty Program, your investment is protected in the event the candidate we place leaves or is promoted within your organization.
MARKET INTELLIGENCE
Trends Shaping Legal Staffing Right Now
Fluctuating Matter Volume
Litigation and transaction cycles rarely align with permanent headcount plans. Legal departments are building flexible attorney benches that scale up for active matters and release cleanly when the work concludes.
Pressure on Legal Budgets
Adding associates carries long-term overhead that many firms and in-house teams cannot justify. Project attorneys preserve billable capacity and matter throughput while keeping fixed cost exposure low.
Document Review at Scale
Data volumes in discovery continue to climb. Organizations are choosing between supervising their own reviewers and handing the entire team, workflow, and oversight to a managed review partner.
Confidential Leadership Searches
General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, and law firm partner moves are almost always run quietly. Discreet, relationship-led search has become the default path for legal leadership hiring.
TRUSTPILOT RANKINGS
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
5.0 Trustpilot Across 678+ Reviews
OUR EXECUTIVE SEARCH TEAM
Legal and Project Attorney Recruiters
Bill Kasko
Shelly Hubble
Jessica Payne
Lindsey Davidson
Cassidy Jacobs
Mike Cook
Brittany Kasko
Kathy Granger
Rebecca Keathley
Julia Hyun
Euan Gomez
Shankar Ganesh
Joy Lee
Lexi Reed
ATTORNEYS AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS
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Frontline Source Group represents attorneys and legal professionals at every level, from document review and project engagements to General Counsel and law firm partner opportunities. Candidates never pay fees. Walk-ins are never accepted.
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